~ Filling my Heart ~ First Class of 2020! ~

 Hello Friends & Folk!

...this New Year brings with it an excitement

 for fresh, fun & folky class projects!

I have been revisiting antique and vintage embellished hearts on Pinterest

using their beautiful inspiration to create something 'new' for me to do!

I'm going to make my very own "Folk Heart"!

photo courtesy of Pinterest ~ not owned by NFF

using my threads, trims, beads, charms, ribbons...

silk & satin ~ wool & velvet

even photos & trinkets of all kinds can be added to a "Folk Heart" 

{as I like to call them}

... initials of friends and loved ones,

& dates of significance can be included to personalize a Folk Heart.

 

photo courtesy of Pinterest ~ not owned by NFF

photo courtesy of Pinterest ~ not owned by NFF

photo courtesy of Pinterest ~ not owned by NFF

... even the more contemporary 'Folk Hearts' made by present-day makers,

tug at my own heartstrings and beg me to create one just for me...

photo courtesy of Pinterest ~ not owned by NFF

SO ~ with my excitement in beginning this New Year,

I will be holding the first class of 2020

here at the Studio at Notforgotten Farm:

"Folk Heart" Embellishing Class

 Saturday, February 8th 2020

10:00 - 4:00

Class Fee: $28.00 per student

• Students will be supplied with a pre-sewn and stuffed white linen heart approx 10" x  7"

to use as the project base.

• Scraps of assorted fabrics will be offered at time of class 

courtesy of NFF for each Student

• Students will need to bring:

 their own embellishments for their own personal Folk Heart project, such as but not limited to: threads/trims/beads/charms/photos/ribbon ~ Use your imagination and enjoy the treasure hunt finding your own personal items to add to your project!

~ Students will also need to bring scissors to class.

*Kindly Note*

~  this class is 'unstructured' as far as any set pattern is concerned.

you will simply glean from your imagination and own supplies to create your Folk Heart.

This is NOT a make & take class, it will simply be "finished" 

 when you choose to finish embellishing it ♥

I will be and am always happy to share embroidery stitches, 

project placement suggestions, etc if you need me too!

PHOTO of My FOLK HEART coming soon!!!!!

to Sign Up for class, kindly Email me at:

Notforgottenfarmwitch@gmail.com

or call the Studio at:

434-263-6508

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Coming Soon ~

 Howdy!

 ~ these have been in the works for a while ~

{{with much more to come...}}

happy to announce that we will be offering embroidery patterns for

'Folks like Us'

I'm working on larger hoop-art now

as well as filming for Video Embroidery Classes ~

 Patterns will be offered on paper {mailed}, PDF {instant download}

and possibly pre printed on linen {fingers crossed}!!

Patterns will include:

color photos, floss types & colors, stitch types, easy to follow directions 

~ and hoop-finishing/alternate finishing ideas.

We are over-the-moon excited about our new line,

and hope that you are too!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ January ~

Happy New Year to all!

our simple wish for us all is ~

P E A C E

peace to our friends, family & neighbors...

but mostly

sweet peace within ourselves 

and to our own hearts and minds.

 

I've listed this embroidered Folk Heart on my page at

Early Work Mercantile

{{ click HERE to visit... }}

and please make sure to visit all of the talented artisan's work this month!

Blessings from the Farm ~

 Peter & Lori

It's a Crewel World ~

 well not exactly crewel {or cruel}

but it is kinda like crewel ~

my embroidery, that is….

;)

for the past couple of days, I've been doing a lot of sketching in my books.

happy drawings of my Folks & characters ~

Since I got my new glasses, my eyes have been getting adjusted, 

so that means that I had to put the "Pin" project on hold for a couple of days more ~

... cross stitching right now isn't being friendly to me, hence the bigger needlework I'm doing!

I'm hoping to get back to the 'Pin' project today & finish the 2% I have yet left to do, 

then get them listed in the Etsy shop for you.

{thanks for your patience}

So I figured I'd share with you what I've been working on…

I took one of my drawings from my sketchbook and traced it onto some vintage linen.

I use a combination of water-soluble ink & disappearing ink when I do my Humble Embroidery.

this fine point pen does the trick well, I bought it at Joann's ;)

everywhere you see blue ink, that is the water-soluble ~

that is what I use for what I call the 'hard' outline of the design….

~ the purple ink is the air erase or disappearing ink.

that is what I use while filling in the design as I go…

using it to add guidelines like the detail in the tulip below ~

 I'm mostly right-handed…

but

 I can do just about everything with my left hand too ~

so I have a tendency to stitch in crazy directions…

Here I'm using 6 strands of DMC cotton floss to fill in the details of the tulip…

I also kinda-sorta work upside down.

{really don't know why}

but it works for my little brain 

:)

I like to incorporate different things into my needlework.

and usually will add a bit of calico, a patch or some other stitching, such as the naively crossed stitch lettering you see below:

her name is Ruth….

I filled her dress with tiny petaled flowers and used french knots for their centers.

the flower stems and all outlines are stem stitch ~ 

… for some reason I prefer to use stem stitch to outline instead of outline stitch.

yeah ~ go figure.

in the upper left corner I stitched in a patch, after taking my scissors 

and making a deliberate hole in the vintage linen…

I love the simple, make-do look that patches & repairs give to my work 

~ even if they are intentionally made.

the basket was filled in with chain-stitch, 

& a portion of Ruth's fur {chest area} 

was stitched using seed stitch to lend a bit of texture.

then it was stained.

first I lightly spritzed the finished piece with water to remove the water soluble ink ~

doing that also helps the stain to have a little more 'tooth' and gives a great old or vintage look.

I still need to iron it ~

then frame it.

but I like it.

do you?

This design will be available as a PDF or Instant Download in my Etsy shop today 

for those that may want to try their hand at Humble Embroidery…

If you don't embroider, 

you can use the design for needlepunch or rug hooking too

 :)

*please note*

Since Monday was a holiday, and yesterday was a weather-induced mess,

shipping of orders will be Today.

again,

thanks for your patience.

Hoping you all have a day filled with colorful little stitches!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori